1 John 5:12
Modern Translations
New International Version
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

New Living Translation
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.

English Standard Version
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Berean Study Bible
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

New American Standard Bible
The one who has the Son has the life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

NASB 1995
He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

NASB 1977
He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

Amplified Bible
He who has the Son [by accepting Him as Lord and Savior] has the life [that is eternal]; he who does not have the Son of God [by personal faith] does not have the life.

Christian Standard Bible
The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who has the Son has life. The one who doesn't have the Son of God does not have life.

Contemporary English Version
And so, if we have God's Son, we have this life. But if we don't have the Son, we don't have this life.

Good News Translation
Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The person who has the Son has this life. The person who doesn't have the Son of God doesn't have this life.

International Standard Version
The person who has the Son has this life. The person who does not have the Son of God does not have this life.

NET Bible
The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

New King James Version
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

King James 2000 Bible
He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

New Heart English Bible
He who has the Son has the life. He who does not have God's Son does not have the life.

World English Bible
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn't have God's Son doesn't have the life.

American King James Version
He that has the Son has life; and he that has not the Son of God has not life.

American Standard Version
He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

A Faithful Version
The one who has the Son has eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have eternal life.

Darby Bible Translation
He that has the Son has life: he that has not the Son of God has not life.

English Revised Version
He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

Webster's Bible Translation
He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not life.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He that hath that Sonne, hath that life: and he that hath not that Sonne of God, hath not that life.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He that hath the sonne, hath lyfe: and he that hath not the sonne of God, hath not lyfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He that hath the sonne of God, hath life: He that hath not the sonne of God, hath not life.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He that hath the sonne hath lyfe: and he that hath not the sonne of god hath not lyfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
he who is having the Son has life; he who is not having the Son of God does not have life.

Berean Literal Bible
The one having the Son has life; the one not having the Son of God does not have life.

Young's Literal Translation
he who is having the Son, hath the life; he who is not having the Son of God -- the life he hath not.

Smith's Literal Translation
He having the Son has life; and he not having the Son of God has not life.

Literal Emphasis Translation
The one having the Son has life: the one not having the Son of God has not life.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that hath the Son, hath life. He that hath not the Son, hath not life.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever has the Son, has Life. Whoever does not have the Son, does not have Life.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Everyone who lays hold of The Son lays hold also of The Life, and everyone who does not lay hold of The Son of God does not have The Life in him.

Lamsa Bible
He who believes on the Son has life; he who does not believe on the Son of God does not have life.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He that has the Son, has life: he that has not the Son of God, has not life.

Godbey New Testament
The one having the Son has the life; the one not having the Son of God has not the life.

Haweis New Testament
He that hath the Son, hath this life; and he that hath not the Son of God, hath not this life.

Mace New Testament
he that receives the son, is intitled to life; and he that does not receive the son of God, has no title to life.

Weymouth New Testament
He who has the Son has the Life: he who has not the Son of God has not the Life.

Worrell New Testament
He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of God has not the life.

Worsley New Testament
He that hath the Son hath life: he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
















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